Are Highest In Quality— Earliest To Bear— Greatest In Value 



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FBUITJEES 



PLUM TREES 



Plant More Plums As An Added Profit Maker 



statistics Show We Are Not Growing: Enougli Plums to 

 Supply The Marlset Demand in The East. 



The Plum, like the Pear and other finer fruits suc- 

 ceeds best in heavy soil with some clay, and being al- 

 most free from disease, they can be grown very profit- 

 ably. The finer kinds are excellent dessert fruits, of 

 rich and luscious flavor; for cooking and canning they 

 are unsurpassed. 



PLUMS (All Varieties) 



1-9 10-49 



2 yr., 5-6', 11/16 up $2.00 $1.70 



2 yr., 4-5', 9-11/16 1.75 1.50 



2 yr., 3-4' 7-9/16 1.50 1.30 



1 yr., 4-5' 1.75 1.50 



1 yr, 3-4' 1.50 1.30 



1 y^., 2-3' 1.25 1.05 



PLEASE NOTE 



All varieties of Plums are extremely scarce for 

 Fall 1944 and Spring 1945. 



We reserve the right to limit quantities and all 

 orders will be accepted subject to stock in hand 

 when received. Place your order early and avoid 

 disappointment. 



QTflMTFY ^ cross between Agen and Grand 

 •^■*-***^-*^^'»' Duke. The fruit is of the prune type, 

 excellent for cooking or eating out of hand. The tree is 

 healthy, vigorous and produces full crops annually. 

 Fruit large in size, dark blue with heavy bloom ; flesh, 

 greenish-yellow, juicy, fine-grained, tender, firm, sweet, 

 pleasant; quality good to very good. Freestone. Mid- 

 season. Stanley is one of the New York Experiment 

 Station's prize plums. 



RRAD^WAAA/ ^^^ *-" ^^^^ large size, fine dark 

 ^*''***-''^***^ '* violet-red color, good shipping and 

 keeping ability the Bradshaw has continued to grow 

 in popularity. The flesh is yellowish green, juicy and 

 pleasing to the taste. The tree is very vigorous, erect 

 and productive. 



FELLEjilBURG OR ITALIAN PRUNE 



Our most popular Commercial plum. It succeeds under 

 most all climatic and soil conditions. The fruit is 

 dark purple with a dark blue bloom, medium to large 

 size, oval, pointed and tapering. The flesh is juicy and 

 delicious and it is very fine for drying and canning. 

 It is fast replacing the German prune in commercial 

 plum orchards. 



YiFRMAM PRTTMF ^ valuable Plum of fair 

 VJlUnivii^i^ rnUl>iri quality for dessert, but 

 most esteemed for drying and preserving. Large, long, 

 oval, purple, with a heavy blue bloom; flesh firm, sweet 

 and pleasant, separating from the stone Moderate to 

 vigorous in growth. 



TMP'PRTflT nUnj^ Large, oval, yellowish- 

 UVirHini/ll. Vjr/l^n. green with marbled 

 green stripes, heavy white bloom, flesh greenish, juicy, 

 meltingu rich and best quality; tree upright and vigor- 

 ous. September. 



SHROPSHIRE DAMSON f^'Jor^ikl'l? 



and enormously productive; fruit of medium size, pro- 

 duced in thick clusters or groups, dark purple color, 

 esteemed for preserving. 



* BLUE REX DAMSON ?i'£lTiiS T^il 



to be the finest of all Damsons yet introduced. The 

 tree seems to be hardy, is fast growing and productive. 

 The fruit is about the same size as Shropshire but 

 ripens ten days earlier, is high in quality and of better 

 appearance than the old type Damsons. We recom- 

 mend it for trial. 1 year trees only. 



NOTE — Most American and European Plums 

 seem to be self-fertile and produce fruit on their 

 own pollen, but produce better when interplanted 

 with other varieties. Oriental varieties have been 

 found to be self unfruitful and should always be 

 interplanted at all times. Abundance is considered 

 one of the best greneral pollinizers. 



TRENCH DAMSON 



IMPERIAL EPINEUSE 



REINE CLAUDE 



Fruits are large, fine 

 quality, and a beautiful 

 plum. One of the best of its group and proving a mon- 

 ey maker for the large grower. Bears abundantly, 

 blooms late and is resistant to late frosts and very re- 

 sistant to Brown Rot. Hangs to tree well even when 

 full ripe, ripening little later than Shropshire Damson. 

 1 year trees only. 



'^ PAr^TFir^ ^ verv large, bluish-colored midseason, 

 * **'^^'** *^^ freestone piUm of good quality. It is 

 giving a good account of itself in trial orchards. 

 Worthy of planting. 1 year trees only. 



'EARLY ITALIAN PRUNE t^'if^^^JX 



ing two weeks earlier. Same type, size, quality and 

 color. Ripening early as it does it should be a profit- 

 able addition to the Prune family of plums. 



An old French plum 

 of the Prune type. 

 Reddish purple, tender, sweet, juicy, and one of the 

 best flavored of all Old World Plums. Ripens late, 

 tree moderately vigorous. Requires cross pollination. 

 Trees very limited. 



Best known and possibly the 

 most widely planted variety 

 of the "Green Gage" group. Fruit medium size, cling- 

 stone, greenish yellow, flesh is juicy, very mild and 

 sweet and is in great demand for local trade or home 

 use. Tree is moderately vigorous. (Self unfruitful). 



^ AT RTOM Grand Duke type but fruits are larger 

 x^1jXJ1V/1i fli^(j better quality. Tree is strong, vig- 

 orous and productive. Ripens very late ana one of the 

 best of the new plums. 



NOTE — Albion produces best when pollinated with 

 Prune type varieties. It is self unfruitful. 



"XJHTT Cross between Golden Drop and Grand Duke. 

 rxrvijlj Resembles Grand Duke, is very large and 

 handsome and fine flavor. Tree medium size and very 

 productive. A fine, large, blue plum. 



ORIENTAL PLUMS 



NOTE— Oriental Plums are self unfruitful. Two or 

 more varieties should be planted for best results. 



* TV/ipTTLTT PY A recent introduction which is rapidly 

 ■'■■'■"•'■ ■'^■"•" ■*■ gaining popularity due to its fine qual- 

 ity and handsome appearance. The fruit is medium to 

 large in size, reddish purple in color with red flesh. It 

 is juicy, sweet and of distinctive flavor. The tree is 

 vigorous and upright in growth habit. Does well on 

 most types of soil and is a heavy annual bearer. 



Largest of all Oriental Plums. Tree 

 upright in growth, bearing good 

 crops under proper conditions. Fruit large, dark red 

 over a yellow ground, splashed and mottled with dark- 

 er red. Flesh amber yellow, juicy, firm, pleasant and 

 sweet in flavor. 



WICKSON 



ABUNDANCE 



BURBANK 



One of the best Oriental Plums. 



Tree is a very rapid grower, 

 healthy, and comes into bearing quite young and yields 

 abundantly; medium size, rich, bright cherry red with 

 distinct bloom and highly perfumed ; flesh light yellow, 

 juicy and tender, and excellent quality. Tree vigorous 

 and hardy. 



Medium to large, orange-yellow, dot- 

 ted and marbled with red, flesh 

 meaty, yellow, sweet and good; valuable for canning 

 and a good market plum. Hardy and very prolific. 



QflMTfl ROQfl 0J^6 of the new and noteworthy 

 Onx^xn JTlV^k^rx oriental plums surpassing Abun- 

 dance and Burbank in many tree and fruit characteris- 

 tics. Fruits are large and attractive. Tree is a prolific 

 bearer. 1 year trees only. 



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